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Synopsis
A personal account of the idyllic life a boy and his family enjoyed on the island of Guernsey (a British island, but closer to the Normandy coast of France than to Britain; Sarnia is the Norman name for Guernsey)until, on June 19th, 1940, their life--and that of all islanders--was abruptly disrupted. German troops were sweeping through France and were less than 20 miles from Guernsey. Parents were told that the islands' schools were to be evacuated to mainland England and that they had to decide whether to send their children with the schools or keep them on an island that almost certainly would become German-occupied territory. The author describes the idyllic life he experienced growing up in green, pastoral Guernsey and then, as a 15-year old, how it felt to be shoved into the hold of a cattle ship and transported first to a south-coast port in England and then to smoky, gray Lancashire.
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About the Author
Ron Blicq is a semi-retired technical communicator who has been a technical editor for the air force and an electronics engineering firm, then taught technical communication at Red River College in Winnipeg. Currently he is president and senior consultant of The Roning Group Inc and its subsidiary RGI International, a firm that teaches technical and business professionals how to write effective reports and proposals. Blicq has authored six widely used textbooks on technical and business communication (e.g. "Technically-Write!", "Communicating at Work.") He has also scripted and produced six dramatized educational video programs on writing and speaking. He is a Fellow of both the Society for Technical Communication (STC)and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW).
Review
An interrupted Guernsey childhood is the subject of a new book written by Guernseyman-in-exile Ron Blicq. -- Guernsey Press, 24 June 2000
Lest you think you are being falsely led into another technical tale, Au Revoir, Sarnia Cherie ... is not technical... -- IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems, July 2000, page 9
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- PublisherRGI International
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0968698905
- ISBN 13 9780968698907
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages214
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